BERKLEE PERFORMANCE CENTER CONCERTS FALL ’'83 THEME AND VARIATIONS - The premiere performance of an original extended work for octet as well as tunes by Chick Corea, James Van Heusen and others is offered by tenor saxophonist/ clarinetist John La Porta. THE BERKLEE SINGER'S SHOWCASE - A revue featuring nine of Berklee's hottest young singers is presented by the Berklee Performance Studies Department. THE STUDIO ORCHESTRA CONCERT - The Studio Orchestra, comprised of some of Berklee's top performers, returns tosthe Performance Center stage to present a program of original compositions and arrangements ranging from jazz to pop. EC 5 B.J. BAND - An international funk Big Band containing some of the finest instrumentalists from Berklee and the Boston area is directed by Bjorn Jorgensen and Anders Eriksson. AN EVENING WITH THE DUES BAND - Trombonist Phil Wilson leads The International Dues Band through an exciting program of Big Band jazz featuring the music of Duke Ellington. BEC: .7 SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY - Faculty member Mike Ihde directs the "Flat Rats and Sail Cats" through their annual concert of country, rock, pop and swing featuring Jim Woods on fiddle. EC 8 TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS ~ MOTOWN II -~ Under the %irection of Rob Rose, the Berklee Jazz/Rock Ensemble returns to the Per- formance Center stage with an exciting program that features the music of Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, The 4-Tops and others arranged by Faculty members Mike Morris and Ken Zambello and some of Berklee's most talented student writers. BERKLEE CONCERT BAND - Under the direction of Greg Fritze, this concert will showcase some of Berklee's hottest woodwind, brass, and percussion players and feature the music of Alfred Reed, Fischer Tull, Vincent Persichetti and others. THE COLLEGE SINGERS ~ Directed by Kenneth Greenhouse, The Cdllege Singers will present selections ranging from twentieth century choral music to vocal jazz, including several of Greenhouse's arrangements. : EC 14 BACK BAY BRASS - "CONSUMMATION" DIRECTED BY BEN ELKINS - The Back Bay Brass, a 25 piece jazz orchestra, presents a program that features original compositions by Faculty Trombonist Ben Elkins as well as music by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra.